COMPARISAM TABLE BETWEEN CADENCE AND TANNER SOFTWARE S.No. Feature 1.

Four stages of chip development RTL, Net List, Transistor & Layout 2. Layout to Verilog conversion 3. 4. 5. All technology library support Frontend, backend, DFT, Formal verification, Timing verification, Power analysis, low power and board support Seamless migration from RTL to tape out Cadence Tanner Only transistor, layout Not possible Only 0.25um Only backend Need other tool to create netlist Only custom layout Only used by academic and researchers < 1% Not sure

50%

6. 7.

Custom layout, digital design, hybrid design, mixed signal design Industrial standard for chip design

8. 9 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Market share Value to student for getting placement Value to management to hire tool, conduct value added training, consultancy Value for management to get sponsored project Value for researchers to prepare international papers Migration to other commercials tool Integration with other commercial tools and standards Complete VLSI development support seamlessly Ease of use, learning and support Worth for money Ease of learning and usage by faculty After sale support and upgradation Participation in national international competitions-TI, Cadence, Innovation, VLSI Design Conf, Intel etc Support for ASIC design International certification Participation standard and IP development Recognition by industry and international bodies University program supporting internship employment Participation in conduct of workshop by personnel Funding of innovative projects Industrial readiness acceptance by different forum Up keeping with industrial developments and trend Product and IP development

Very high and preferred Yes No Yes Very High easy easy Yes Very high Very high Easy excellent easy complete Yes Yes yes yes yes yes yes assured Possible

No Very weak Need to learn a lot Very hard No difficult Very low Not supported well Not sure difficult Only back end No weak Not sure no no Not sure Not sure Not sure Not possible